1 of the 2 XL Bubble Glass Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
High quality amber glass bubble table lamp, 1970s. This unique table lamp features a striking vintage amber glass base with an elegant, sculptural bubble silhouette. The warm amber ...
Ceramic
Aqua and Brown Ceramic Table Lamp, Blue Silk Lampshade by R. Houben, 1950
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table floor lamp attributed to Nils Kähler, Denmark, 1950s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful ...
Ceramic
Pair of Organic Shaped Ceramic Table Lamps, Ecru Lampshade by R. Houben, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of heavy quality ceramic table lamps, Denmark 1960s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful organic shape, it offers...
Ceramic
Bitossi Aqua and Brown Ceramic Table Lamp, Blue Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table floor lamp in style of Bittosi, 1960s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offer...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 XL Bubble Glass Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
High quality amber glass bubble table lamp, 1970s. This unique table lamp features a striking vintage amber glass base with an elegant, sculptural bubble silhouette. The warm amber ...
Ceramic
Aqua and Brown Ceramic Table Lamp, Silk Blue Lampshade by R. Houben, 1950
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table floor lamp attributed to Nils Kähler, Denmark, 1950s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful s...
Ceramic
Soft Pink Beige Ceramic Table Lamp, Custom Made Silk Pink Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful Large ceramic table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. T...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Holmegaard White Pink Glass Table Lamps, Custom Made Lampshade
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of heavy quality glass table lamps by Holmegaard, 1970s. The design features a white and pink design on traditional Nordic white opal glass. This lamp base brings refined el...
Opaline Glass
Ettore Sottsass Halo Click Table Lamp Philips, 1988
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare ‘Halo Click 2’ table lamp designed by Ettore Sottsass for Philips, Holland 1988. This rare off-white table lamp was designed by Ettore Sottsass for the Dutch market and therefor...
Metal
Raak Table Lamp from 1970's with Marble Base
By RAAK
Located in Barcelona, ES
Table lamp produced by dutch company Raak in 1970's, signed. Marble base, lacquered metal, steel and shade with new fabric.
Marble, Metal
Soholm Table Lamp with New Silk Custom Made Lampshade René Houben
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Rijssen, NL
An exceptional ceramic table lamp by Soholm, Denmark, 1960s. A high-end sculptural pieces made of handmade ceramic in blue and grey tones, with a combination of dry and glazed finish...
Metal, Brass
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White Plexiglass Table Lamp attributed to Benno Premsela
By Benno Premsela
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This elegant table lamp has a solid base above which a panel seems to float. The panel, like the base made of white plexiglass, is carried by four very thin metal sticks. The lamp ...
Metal
Stunning French Chinoiserie Table Lamp in Porcelain and Brass 1940s
Located in Meer, VAN
Stunning French Chinoiserie Table Lamp in Porcelain and Brass 1940s. A very large and high quality French riviera chinoiserie style table lamp in hand painted porcelain and brass. ...
Brass
Pair of Holmegaard Opaline Ox blood Red Glass Table Lamps, Lampshade by Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of heavy quality opal glass table lamps by Holmegaard, 1970s. The design is called ‘Flame’ and features a ox blood red design on traditional Nordic white opal glass. This la...
Opaline Glass
XL Ceramic Floor Table Lamp Cool Grey Blue, New Sand Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful clean large table or floor Lamp , 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presen...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Holmegaard White Pink Glass Table Lamps, Dusty Rose Custom Lampshade
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of heavy quality glass table lamps by Holmegaard, 1970s. The design features a white and pink design on traditional Nordic white opal glass. This lamp base brings refined el...
Opaline Glass
Ceramic Table Lamp with Custom Made Silk Lampshade René Houben, Denmark 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
A rare ceramic table lamp, Denmark 1960s. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic in green tones, with a new custom made matching lamp shade by René Houben. The lamp is in perfec...
Metal, Brass
1980s Art Deco Inspired Teak and Brass Table Lamp, Peter Ghyczy Style
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The lamp base is built around a tall, slender teak stem with a cruciform cross-section, its dark amber-brown grain left largely unadorned to let the wood's natural character carry th...
Metal, Brass
1 of the 2 Holmegaard White Pink Glass Table Lamps, Dusty Rose Custom Lampshades
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of heavy quality glass table lamps by Holmegaard, 1970s. The design features a white and pink design on traditional Nordic white opal glass. This lamp base brings refined el...
Opaline Glass
Brown Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp, Neutral Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. Thi...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Holmegaard White and Pink Glass Table Lamps, Dusty Rose Lampshades
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of heavy quality glass table lamps by Holmegaard, 1970s. The design features a white and pink design on traditional Nordic white opal glass. This lamp base brings refined el...
Opaline Glass
1 of the 2 Soholm Ceramic Floor Table Lamps Fish Motif, Lampshade by R. Houben
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful colorful table or floor Lamp , 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful decorative print with fishes and na...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 XL Ochre Bubble Glass Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
High quality amber glass bubble table lamp, 1970s. This unique table lamp features a striking vintage amber glass base with an elegant, sculptural bubble silhouette. The warm amber ...
Ceramic
Green Luster Glazed Studio Pottery Table Lamp With Rattan Shade 1970s
Located in Meer, VAN
Green Luster Glazed Studio Pottery Table Lamp With Rattan Shade 1970s. A beautiful luster glazed studio pottery table lamp made in Portugal with a period rattan shade. Wonderful sun...
Rattan, Pottery
Bitossi Style Aqua and Sand Ceramic Table Lamp, Blue Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table floor lamp in style of Bittosi, 1960s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offer...
Ceramic
XL Terraccota Ceramic FLoor Table Lamp R Rooke, Lampshade by R. Houben, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic floor lamp, from Bernard Rooke, UK, 1970s. This lamp base brings a rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence....
Ceramic
Multicolor Textured Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Natural Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table or floor lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presenc...
Ceramic
XL Ceramic Table Lamp by B. Rooke, New Blue Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
By Bernard Rooke
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful Large ceramic table lamp by R Rooke, Uk, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a uniq...
Ceramic
1950, Charles and Ray Eames, Set of Four DKR Chairs Red Leather Bikinis
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach,...
Chrome
1of the 5 Orange Red Glazed Ceramic Floor Table Lamps, Custom Shade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Set of 5 Heavy quality ceramic table floor lamps, 1970s. This set of lamp bases brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shapes, it offers ...
Ceramic
Delft Blue and White Ceramic Table Lamp by Royal Makkum, Coral Silk Shade
By Royal Tichelaar Makkum, Amitābha Studio
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Dutch Delft blue and white table lamp by Tichelaar Makkum, hand-painted circa 1948-1979, and paired with a new coral pleated silk shade. Flowering-vase panels in various shades of bl...
Brass
Louis Kalff Very Early or Prototype Decora or Z Table Lamp The Netherlands 1950s
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Meer, VAN
Louis Kalff Very Early or Prototype Decora or Z Table Lamp The Netherlands 1950s This is a very rare early or prototype Z table lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, The Netherlands. An ...
Metal, Brass
Fratelli Fanciullacci Ceramic Table Lamp with New Custom Made Lampshade, 1970
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
Unique ceramic floorlamp by Fratelli Fanciullacci for by Bittosi, A sculptural high-end piece made of handmade ceramic in red tones. With an exceptional new custom made red silk lamp...
Ceramic, Fabric
XL Ceramic Floor Table Lamp Cool Grey Blue, New Sand Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful clean large table or floor Lamp , 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presen...
Ceramic
Bitossi Aqua Blue Black Ceramic Table Lamp, Blue Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table floor lamp by Bittosi, 1960s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique...
Ceramic
Art Deco Table Lamp in Patinated Copper, Brass and Satin Glass 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Art Deco Table Lamp in Patinated Copper, Brass and Satin Glass 1950s A beautiful art deco style table lamp in nicely patinated copper and brass with satin glass. Europe, 1950s. Thi...
Brass, Copper
Brown Ceramic Walnut Wood Table Lamp, New Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. This bas...
Ceramic
Aldo van den Nieuwelaar Ming table lamp Nila 1968
By Aldo van den Nieuwelaar
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Extremely rare modernist table lamp designed by Aldo van den Nieuwelaar and manufactured by Nila lights, Tilburg in The Netherlands in 1968. The lamp is made of a white plastic squar...
Plastic, Plexiglass
Pair of Bitossi Ceramic FLoor Table Lamps, Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of heavy quality ceramic table floor lamp by Bittosi, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offer...
Ceramic
Pair of Bitossi Ceramic FLoor Table Lamps, Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of heavy quality ceramic table floor lamp by Bittosi, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offer...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Bitossi Orange Brown Ceramic Table Lamps, Orange Shade by R. Houben
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table floor lamps by Bittosi, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a uniqu...
Ceramic
B. Rooke Ceramic Table Lamp with Custom Silk Lampshade René Houben, 1960s
By Bernard Rooke
Located in Rijssen, NL
A rare ceramic table lamp by Bernard Rooke, England, 1960s. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic in natural tones of terracotta and stone, with an l new custom made matching la...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Louis Kalff Crane Feet Table Lamp for Philips
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Vienna, AT
Dutch table lamp designed by Louis Kalff, 1950s. Original condition. Price for a pair.
Brass, Steel
Large Walnut Wood Ceramic Table Lamp, New Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful Large blue- brown ceramic and walnut wood table lamp from the 70s. This ceramic lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its sculptur...
Ceramic
1 of 3 of Soholm Table Lamps with New Silk Custom Made Lampshades René Houben 19
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 3 ceramic table lamps by Soholm, 1960s. Sculptural pieces made of handmade ceramic in rich blue or grey tones, with a combination of dry and glazed finishes. With new custom...
Metal
Set of 6 Revolt Chairs by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel, Netherlands, 1956
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The 'Revolt' chair was designed by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel. An award winning design that has become an icon of Dutch industrial design from the 1950's. This solid chair has...
Metal
1 of the 5 Multicolor Ceramic Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the five ceramic table lamps, 1970s. This set brings a rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shapes, it offers a unique presence. The bases with warm, neutr...
Ceramic
Large Greige Light Camel Ceramic Table Lamp, Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful large ceramic table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. Larg...
Ceramic
XXL Red Brown Ceramic FLoor Table Lamp, Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic floor lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings playful elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. Thi...
Ceramic
Holmegaard Table Lamp with New Silk Custom Made Lampshade René Houben, 1960s
By Holmegaard
Located in Rijssen, NL
Glass table lamp by Holmegaard, Denmark, 1960s. Sculptural piece made of handmade glass in ocean blue tones. With new matching custom made blue silk lamp shade with warm gold inner, ...
Metal, Brass
Brown Ceramic Walnut Wood Table Lamp, New Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. This bas...
Ceramic
Pair of Brown and Red Ceramic Table Lamp with Custom Lampshade by René Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of rare ceramic table lamps, Germany 1970s. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic in warm multi color tones, with a new custom made matching lamp shade by René Houben. The...
Metal, Brass
B. Rooke Ceramic Table Lamp with Custom Made Silk Lampshade René Houben, 1960s
By Bernard Rooke
Located in Rijssen, NL
A rare ceramic table lamp by Bernard Rooke, England, 1960s. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic in natural tones of terracotta and stone, with an l new custom made matching si...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Dutch Hand Painted Faience Delft Vases with Pastoral Scenes
By Delft
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or console table with this elegant pair of antique vases. Crafted in Holland circa 1940, the round vases have a shell shape form with a wide rim at the top and hand ...
Ceramic, Faience
Ceramic Table Lamp by B. Rooke, Beige Silk Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
By Bernard Rooke
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful large ceramic table or floor lamp by R Rooke, Uk, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offer...
Ceramic
Pair of Large Table Lamps with New Silk Custom Made Lampshade René Houben, 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
An exceptional pair of large ceramic table/floor lamps, Germany/Denmark, 1960s. Sculptural high-end pieces made of handmade ceramic in rich blue tones, with glazed finishes. With new...
Metal, Brass
Elongated Ovoid Lime Green Ceramic Table Floor Lamp with Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic floor lamp or XXL table Lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a uni...
Ceramic
1960s Severin Hansen Fully Restored Rosewood Side Table with Shelf by Haslev
By Severin Hansen Jr., Haslev Mobelsnedkeri
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish furniture designer Severin Hansen Jr. is best remembered for his table and desk designs in the Classic, Danish Mid-Century Modern style.
Rosewood
Extandable Walnut Side Table, circa 1850
Located in Delft, NL
Extandable Walnut side table, circa 1850 Dutch Extendable walnut etagere table 19th century, standing on beautifully decorated triangular frame with scroll legs. Willem III ca. 18...
Walnut
1 of the 2 Large Danisch Ceramic Table Lamps with Custom Silk Lampshade R Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 rare large beige ceramic table lamp with geometric shapes. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic in warm tones, with a new custom made matching beige silk lamp shade ...
Metal, Brass
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
With its grid-like doors and wavy trim, the 1940s design feels as fresh as ever.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Prehistoric motifs give the mid-century Italian fireplace an elemental feel.
Their charming solid-oak pieces offer homes utility and comfort.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.